KILGORE v. BAKER

77-302.

361 So.2d 106 (1978)

Jewell KILGORE v. John BAKER.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

July 28, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Loma B. Beaty, Fort Payne, for appellant.

Michael E. O'Dell, Fort Payne, for appellee.


MADDOX, Justice.

This appeal involves a dispute over the amount of an attorney's fee.

Jewell Kilgore employed John Baker to represent her in a divorce action in 1974. She contends that at her first meeting with Baker, he informed her that he charged $35.00 per hour for his services, but that before she left the office, Baker presented her with a form "he always had his clients sign before commencing a case." The form was an employment contract which provided...

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